Originally Posted by
Kilder
Brucia was part of a committee tasked to prevent another USair fiasco...to the delight of UAL peeps. But longevity was not to have any greater weight than the other items...but in the final award Longevity was weighted heavily including those that held no current seat...thus giving them super longevity since their career expectation was minimal compared to employed CAL junior pilots and they held no seat and position...thus negating two big CAL factors and accentuating the longevity factor to the benefit of UAL pilots.
No. It was weighted 65% Status and Category and 35% longevity. The 65% put MOST of the furloughed pilots in with other furloughed pilots.
And longevity didn't benefit "The UAL Pilots". It benefited pilots who had more longevity on both sides. CAL had hired a full 1/3rd of their seniority list in the 5 years prior to the merger.
Keep arguing the 0% longevity argument all you want. You did and it didn't work when it counted. No one reading this can change it. The hard-over attitude to staple the UAL furloughed pilots (but somehow not the furloughed CAL pilots who didn't bring a job to the merger either) will always be remembered by those pilots. Why don't you tell it to them in person next time you see them?
The SLI is done and in place forever, or until the next merger.